These are ONSSA clarifications after the Netherlands claimed that Moroccan oranges contain a harmful substance

And the “UNSA” office stated that it was informed through the European Union’s (RASFF) system regarding the shipment of oranges that were exported from Morocco to the Netherlands, and that laboratory analyzes revealed the finding of “chlorpyrifos” residues at a rate of 0.017 milligrams per kilogram, which exceeds 0.010 mg / kg as allowed under EU laws. A clarification from the National Office of Health Safety for Food Products revealed that it was a single shipment of oranges, and not all orange exports destined for this market. As soon as this information was reached, the same source adds, the necessary investigations were carried out that enabled the identification of the field in question, as well as the tracking of the exported orange shipment. It should be noted that the office, the same source adds, within the framework of the system for re-evaluating licensed agricultural pesticides at the national level, has banned the use of chlorpyrifos in all crops, starting from ...